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Dec
22
In case you missed it, we’re bringing a guest post home today!! Just in time for Christmas!!
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What a delight to ‘virtually travel’ halfway around the world to share a Christmas creation with SewPony readers today!! Thank you, Suz and Laura for inviting us to be a part of the “12 Days of Christmas” tour!
While deciding what to sew for this series and for our nieces’ Christmas attire, our minds turned to our holiday traditions from long ago. Particularly, finding the perfect Christmas tree. You see, when we were younger, we had a tradition of going on a family outing….to the woods….finding a tree….cutting it down….and dragging it back to the truck to take home to decorate. Yes: the woods. Not a “Christmas Tree Farm.” Think: wide open space!
So, we wanted to tie in “Christmas trees” somewhere on our niece’s outfit.
We also opted to not go with the ‘traditional color scheme’
that are typically seen during this time of year.
Instead, we chose to sew using a more winter color scheme of white, gray/silver, and mint blue. Both girls’ outfits used these colors, but today we’ll just focus on EA’s outfit.
We combined the Oliver and S Hopscotch Skirt and Knit Top with the Oliver and S Playtime Leggings – modifying the skirt slightly to make it more ‘seasonally appropriate.’ We LOVE this pattern, yet hadn’t sewn it to date. So, what better time than now to try it out??
Beginning with the knit top, we used a white knit and attached a painted bias band around the neckline – matching the same color scheme painted on the white leggings.
For the skirt, we sewed it in gray corduroy and accented it with mint colored buttons down the front placket. The ‘take-out’ pockets are the eye-catching piece to the pattern, and what initially sold us on purchasing the pattern.
Using the pattern lines given, we separated the pocket into three pieces – creating a white Christmas tree within the pocket. We also added silver ornaments on each tree, as well as a white stump to the base of the pockets.
Simple, yet classic! Or so we’d like to think…..
As for the painted Playtime Leggings?? We used a diet coke bottle cap and pencil erasers as pattern pieces. While painting isn’t our strength, we are working at bettering ourselves at it!! Details are important to us…..and this technique is just another way to get those details in the garments sewn!
As for CL’s outfit?? Well, she’ll have a day of her own – over at Frances Suzanne – next Monday! We’d love for you to stop by, see her outfit, and if you like what you see…..stay for a while!
Thanks once again to Suz and Laura for giving us this opportunity to share with you! It’s been a blast!!
We look forward to seeing more inspirational holiday sewing, as well as hearing about the wonderful traditions our friends have around the globe!
